ILLUMINATING THOUGHTS
In addition to more recent guides, you’ll find some older posts here, published from the archives of Little Light Room, Neina’s personal perspective blog on living with seasonal affective disorder (SAD) that preceded the development of Lightopia CIC T/A Make Light Matter.
Bright light therapy guide
Your guide to Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
How to help others live their light ideal
How to live YOUR light ideal
What is light nutrition?
Your guide to buying and using a SAD light
Scratching around
Hey lovely! Well, we’re stomping through autumn at a cracking pace – crispy leaves and…
Planting seeds
Hey lovely! How’s summer treating you so far? If you follow me over on Facebook,…
Feeling out of sorts?
Do you ever get those mornings when you wake up feeling out of sorts and…
Out of the other side… again
I have started writing so many times over this autumn and winter to share my…
Antidepressant withdrawal effects – my experience
Antidepressant medication is undoubtedly a life-saver for some people. My number one piece of advice…
Light. What’s the big deal?
We humans are amazing, aren’t we? Ever since the invention of artificial light sources we…
Embracing hibernation this autumn and winter
Hey there! How are you getting on with autumn? Are you going into hibernation mode…
Please excuse me while I’m being human…
You know what? Having Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) really sucks sometimes! But I’m only human…
Stigma and sitting with fear
Last month, I published and shared a post on my social media channels about using…
Coping with SAD, ill health and antidepressants… my real story
It’s taken me ages to write and share this post because it makes me feel very…
Spring hypomania – on the up and up?
Do you notice your energy levels and mood improves as spring arrives? This is natural…
How can I manage SAD symptoms? Part Four – lifestyle
Lifestyle. It’s a big, all-encompassing word, isn’t it? This final part of the series looks…
How can I manage SAD symptoms? Part Three – medication and talking therapies
This is part three of ‘How can I manage SAD symptoms?’, where we take a…
How can I manage SAD symptoms? Part Two – dawn simulators
This is part two of ‘How can I manage SAD symptoms’, looking at another type…
Winter Solstice 2016
Hey, we made it!! 😀 We’re finally here at the shortest day of the year….
Christmas Calm: Navigating the Festive Season with SAD and Winter Blues
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…! If that is making you groan and…
Learnings from the One Woman Conference
Earlier this month I attended the One Woman Conference. If I had to sum the…
Autumn anxiety symptoms with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
I find autumn a strange time. There’s so many things I love about it. The…
Happy Winter Solstice 2015… and winter sun break
Good morning! A very, very happy Winter Solstice and festive greetings to you! 🙂 I…
Leaving on a jet plane…
Hello! I’m heading for warmer and hopefully sunnier climes. It’s the first time I’ve done…
Little Light Room event pilot
For around eight years now I have had a personal vision of bringing light therapy…
The Little Light Room is back!
Earlier this year it was with a heavy heart that I decided I would close…